Though it felt nothing like an Abel Ferrara movie, I enjoyed this a lot. It's straight forward and easy to follow and extremely 90s in it's style which was honestly so fun to watch. The focus being on a teen girl was an interesting spin on this story, though I still like the 70s more. But watching it in Ferrara context wtf lol ? Was he present at the shoot cause it just feels like such a generic mid budget 90s movie. Maybe he was too busy with Dangerous Game🤷‍♂️

Though it felt nothing like an Abel Ferrara movie, I enjoyed this a lot. It's straight forward and easy to follow and extremely 90s in it's style which was honestly so fun to watch. The focus being on a teen girl was an interesting spin on this story, though I still like the 70s more. But watching it in Ferrara context wtf lol ? Was he present at the shoot cause it just feels like such a generic mid budget 90s movie. Maybe he was too busy with Dangerous Game🤷‍♂️

Better than The Invasion but still wasn't the best. Meg Tilly's speech about how you can't outrun what's happening is one of the best parts of the movie, truly haunting, but its inclusion in the end was sorta laughable.

Better than The Invasion but still wasn't the best. Meg Tilly's speech about how you can't outrun what's happening is one of the best parts of the movie, truly haunting, but its inclusion in the end was sorta laughable.

Abel given a Stuart Gordon/Larry Cohen script and a major studio budget delivers some real tension and scares

Abel given a Stuart Gordon/Larry Cohen script and a major studio budget delivers some real tension and scares

comes frustratingly close to greatness. there are segments that feel like cruddy teen horror and segments that are genuinely horrifying. a lot of the latter gain strength from the psychology of what is happening, something this film seems to be itching to explore but not fully committing to. there's one scene in particular that I've been thinking about since watching because I truly thought it was going on a different direction: steve malone's death. for a portion near the end, the film is building uncertainty on whether or not he's a pod person or if he's pretending to keep himself and his family safe, after an ambiguous cut the scene previous. he is shot by his daughter as she suspects him to be infected. when he dies, he crumbles, like all pod people. imagine if, instead, marti and her love interest leave before seeing this because of the immediate danger they're in? i truly thought this was building towards a kill that could have been unjustified, a la the thing, but left unconfirmed. it instead stopped short. there are so many moments like this and i wish this movie allowed its frantic paranoia, enhanced by truly great camerawork i should add, to flourish.

comes frustratingly close to greatness. there are segments that feel like cruddy teen horror and segments that are genuinely horrifying. a lot of the latter gain strength from the psychology of what is happening, something this film seems to be itching to explore but not fully committing to. there's one scene in particular that I've been thinking about since watching because I truly thought it was going on a different direction: steve malone's death. for a portion near the end, the film is building uncertainty on whether or not he's a pod person or if he's pretending to keep himself and his family safe, after an ambiguous cut the scene previous. he is shot by his daughter as she suspects him to be infected. when he dies, he crumbles, like all pod people. imagine if, instead, marti and her love interest leave before seeing this because of the immediate danger they're in? i truly thought this was building towards a kill that could have been unjustified, a la the thing, but left unconfirmed. it instead stopped short. there are so many moments like this and i wish this movie allowed its frantic paranoia, enhanced by truly great camerawork i should add, to flourish.

Ferrara lands himself a decent chunk of studio funding with Body Snatchers yet another variant of this oft-adapted tale based on the Jack Finney novel, this one slotting in after the Donald Sutherland version and before the Nicole Kidman/Daniel Craig effort. I won’t say too much about the anime adaptation Invasion of the Boobie Snatchers for fear of my channel getting cancelled.

And fear really is the optimal word when it comes to this film, with a ramped up state of paranoia working on a micro level fear of our fellow human and a macro level fear of the Military Industrial Complex. Modern day cookers would have an absolute field day with this.

Former Press Gang babe Gabrielle Anwar moves to a military base with her scientist dad Terry Kinney, annoying kid bro Andy (Reilly Murphy) and hot step mom Meg Tilley (just imagine having Jennifer Tilley as your step-aunt!?!), where a plot is uncovered to replace hoomans with plant pod people aliens. R L Ermey is a General, that one chick who tried to set fire to the West Beverly High homecoming float is his daughter and Forrest Whittaker is a medical doctor.

This was originally intended for Stuart Gordon to direct, who retains a writing credit. With enhanced budget and Hollywood expectation, Ferrara use of shadow and framing is effective in reflecting the thematic paranoia of the work and the effects work, particularly the creepy tentacles used to drain life force is excellent.

Wait…tentacles? Maybe I did watch the Anime version…

Ferrara lands himself a decent chunk of studio funding with Body Snatchers yet another variant of this oft-adapted tale based on the Jack Finney novel, this one slotting in after the Donald Sutherland version and before the Nicole Kidman/Daniel Craig effort. I won’t say too much about the anime adaptation Invasion of the Boobie Snatchers for fear of my channel getting cancelled.

And fear really is the optimal word when it comes to this film, with a ramped up state of paranoia working on a micro level fear of our fellow human and a macro level fear of the Military Industrial Complex. Modern day cookers would have an absolute field day with this.

Former Press Gang babe Gabrielle Anwar moves to a military base with her scientist dad Terry Kinney, annoying kid bro Andy (Reilly Murphy) and hot step mom Meg Tilley (just imagine having Jennifer Tilley as your step-aunt!?!), where a plot is uncovered to replace hoomans with plant pod people aliens. R L Ermey is a General, that one chick who tried to set fire to the West Beverly High homecoming float is his daughter and Forrest Whittaker is a medical doctor.

This was originally intended for Stuart Gordon to direct, who retains a writing credit. With enhanced budget and Hollywood expectation, Ferrara use of shadow and framing is effective in reflecting the thematic paranoia of the work and the effects work, particularly the creepy tentacles used to drain life force is excellent.

Wait…tentacles? Maybe I did watch the Anime version…